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#452b79 color: Windsor

#452b79 is rgb(69, 43, 121) in RGB and oklch(36.562% 0.1269 294.659) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

36.6%
0.127
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.87:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #452b79

#452b79 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 36.6% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast and black text 1.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Windsor (#462c77). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #452b79 mixed with white

  1. 452b79
  2. 554087
  3. 655494
  4. 7769a2
  5. 897db0
  6. 9b92bd
  7. aea7ca
  8. c2bcd8
  9. d6d2e5
  10. eae8f2

Darker: #452b79 mixed with black

  1. 452b79
  2. 3b2468
  3. 311d58
  4. 271648
  5. 1e1039
  6. 150a2b
  7. 0c051d
  8. 050210
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #452b79 with less saturation

  1. 452b79
  2. 442e73
  3. 43316e
  4. 423368
  5. 423662
  6. 41375d
  7. 403957
  8. 403b51
  9. 3f3c4b
  10. 3f3d45

Questions about #452b79

What color is #452b79?

#452b79 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Windsor. In RGB it is rgb(69, 43, 121), in HSL hsl(260, 47.56%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.562% 0.1269 294.659).

What colors go well with #452b79?

The complementary color of #452b79 is #3e4400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c3880 and #5e2063. The triadic partners are #692800 and #004d3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #452b79?

White text reads better on #452b79: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and black gives 1.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #452b79 a warm or cool color?

#452b79 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 36.6% and its chroma 0.127.